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Tesmec

Remuneration Information Mar 31, 2021

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REPORT ON REMUNERATION POLICY AND REMUNERATION PAID

(PREPARED PURSUANT TO ARTICLES 123-TER OF THE CONSOLIDATED LAW ON FINANCE (T.U.F.) AND 84-QUATER OF THE ISSUERS' REGULATION AS WELL AS ARTICLE 6 OF THE SELF-REGULATORY CODE OF CONDUCT OF LISTED COMPANIES PROMOTED BY BORSA ITALIANA S.P.A.)

APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TESMEC S.P.A. ON 12 MARCH 2021

GLOSSARY

Self-Regulatory Code of
Conduct or Code
The Self-Regulatory Code of Conduct of listed companies approved in
July 2018 by the Corporate Governance Committee and promoted by
Borsa
Italiana
S.p.A.,
ABI,
Ania,
Assogestioni,
Assonime
and
Confindustria.
Corporate Governance Code Corporate Governance Code: the Corporate Governance Code of Listed
Companies adopted on 31 January 2020 by the Corporate Governance
Committee of Listed Companies and promoted by Borsa Italiana, ABI,
Ania, Assogestioni, Assonime and Confindustria. The companies that
adopt the Corporate Governance Code apply it from the first financial
period starting after 31 December 2020, informing the market of it in
the report on corporate governance to be published in 2022.
Remuneration and
Appointments Committee
or Committee
The Remuneration and Appointments Committee set up by Tesmec
in accordance with the Code.
Board of Directors or
Board
The Board of Directors of Tesmec.
Board of Statutory
Auditors
The Board of Statutory Auditors of Tesmec.
Executives with Strategic
Responsibilities
The executives, referred to in Article 65, paragraph 1-quater, of the
Issuers' Regulation, which refers to the definition provided in Annex
1 to the Related Party Regulation, possibly identified by the Board of
Directors.
Group Tesmec and the companies controlled by it pursuant to Article 93 of
the Consolidated Law on Finance (T.U.F.)
Instructions
accompanying the Stock
Exchange Regulations
The instructions accompanying the Regulations of the Markets
organised and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A.
Remuneration Policy or
Policy
The Remuneration Policy prepared by the Remuneration and
Appointments Committee for the meeting of 12 March 2020 and
approved on 13 March 2020 by the Board of Directors, as described
in Section I of this Report. The Remuneration Policy thus prepared
and approved will be submitted for approval by a binding vote of
the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting convened to be held on 21 May
2020.
Regulation of the
Committee
The Regulation of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee.
Issuers' Regulation The Regulation issued by CONSOB with resolution no. 11971 of 14
May 1999 on issuers, as subsequently amended and supplemented.
Related Party Regulation The regulation issued by CONSOB with Resolution no. 17221 of 12
March 2010, concerning transactions with related parties, as
subsequently amended and supplemented.
Report This report on remuneration policy and remuneration paid drawn up
pursuant to Articles 123-ter of the Consolidated Law on Finance
(T.U.F.) and Article 84-quater of the Issuers' Regulation as well as
in compliance with Article 6 of the Code.
Tesmec or Company or
Issuer
Tesmec S.p.A.
Consolidated Law on
Finance (T.U.F.)
Italian Legislative Decree no. 58 of 24 February 1998 as
subsequently amended and supplemented.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction
5
2
GLOSSARY
4
TABLE OF CONTENTS
6
INTRODUCTION
7
SECTION I: REMUNERATION POLICY
1. Remuneration policy for members of the administrative bodies, general managers and other
7
executives with strategic responsibilities
a)
Bodies or subjects involved in the preparation and approval and possible review of the Remuneration
Policy, by specifying their roles, as well as bodies and subjects in charge of the correct implementation
of this Policy 7
b) Intervention of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee, composition (distinguishing the non
executive directors from the independent directors), relevant responsibilities and operation procedures
and any other measured aimed at avoiding or managing onflicts of interests 8
c)
Name of the independent experts, if any, who took part in the preparation of the Remuneration Policy
8
d) Purposes of the Remuneration Policy, principles on which it is based and any change in the
Remuneration Policy compared to the policy last approved by the Shareholders' Meeting 9
e)
Description of the policies regarding fixed and variable components of remuneration, with particular
regard to the indication of their relative proportion in the overall remuneration and distinguishing
between short and medium/long term variable components 10
f)
Policy followed with regard to non-monetary benefits 12
g) With reference to variable components, description of the financial and non-financial performance
targets according to which they are assigned, distinguishing short-term variable components from
medium to long-term variable components, and information on the relation between the change in the
results and the change in the remuneration 12
h) Methods used for assessing the achievement of performance targets at the basis of the allocation of
shares, options, other financial instruments or other variable components of remuneration 12
i)
Information aimed at highlighting the contribution of the Remuneration Policy and, in particular, of
the policy on variable remuneration components, to the company strategy, to the pursuit of the long
term interests of the Company 12
j)
Vesting periods, any deferred payment systems, with indication of deferment periods and the criteria
used for determining such periods and, if provided for, ex-post correction mechanisms of the variable
component 12
k) Information on any clause for the retention of the financial instruments in the portfolio after their
acquisition, by indicating the periods of retention and the criteria used for determining such periods 13
l)
Policy related to the treatments contemplated in case of termination of office or of the employment
relationship 13
m) Information on the presence of insurance, or social security or pension coverage, other than
compulsory insurance 13
n) (i) Remuneration policy possibly followed with reference to:(i) independent directors, (ii) the
attendance to committees and (iii) the carrying-out of special offices (chairman, vice chairman, etc.) 14
o) Instructions on the possible use, as reference, of the remuneration policies of other companies for
defining the Remuneration Policy 14
q) Elements of the Remuneration Policy from which, in the presence of exceptional circumstances, it is
possible to depart and any further procedural conditions under which the departure can be applied 14
2. Remuneration policy for members of the Board of Statutory Auditors 15
SECTION II – REMUNERATION PAID DURING THE 2020 FINANCIAL PERIOD TO THE MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OF THE BOARD OF STATUTORY AUDITORS, TO GENERAL MANAGERS
AND EXECUTIVES WITH STRATEGIC RESPONSIBILITIES
16
16
FIRST PART – ITEMS FORMING THE REMUNERATION
1.1 Items forming the remuneration16
1.1.1 Board of Directors 16
1.1.2 Board of Statutory Auditors 17
1.1.3 General Manager and Executives with Strategic Responsibilities 17
1.2 Agreements that provide for payment of indemnities in the case of early termination of the
employment relationship 18
1.3 Derogations to the Remuneration Policy 18
1.4 Variable component correction mechanisms 18
1.5 Comparison information 18
SECOND PART - TABLES 20

Table 1: Remuneration paid to the members of the Board of Directors and Board of Statutory Auditors, to the General Manager and Executives with Strategic Responsibilities, during the 2020 financial period 22

Table 2: Monetary incentives plans for the members of the Board of Directors, the General Manager and Executives with Strategic Responsibilities 26

Table 3: Information on the equity investments of the members of the Board of Directors, of the Board of Statutory Auditors, of the General Manager and of the Executives with Strategic Responsibilities 27

INTRODUCTION

This report on remuneration policy and remuneration paid to members of the board of directors and supervisory bodies, general managers and executives with strategic responsibilities (the "Report") was drafted and approved by the Board of Directors of Tesmec S.p.A. (hereinafter also "Tesmec" or the "Company") on 12 March 2021 pursuant to: (i) art. 123-ter of Italian Legislative Decree no. 58 of 24 February 1998 ("T.U.F."), as recently amended by Italian Legislative Decree no. 49 of 10 June 2019, implementing Directive EU 2017/828 ( "Shareholder Rights Directive II") of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 amending directive 2007/36/EC ( "Shareholder Rights Directive I") as regards the encouragement of long-term shareholder engagement; (ii) Article 84-quarter of the regulations issued by CONSOB with resolution no. 11971 of 14 May 1999 as subsequently amended and supplemented, ("Issuers' Regulation") and of related Annex 3A, schemes no. 7-bis and 7-ter;

Section I of the Report describes in a clear and comprehensible manner the remuneration policy ("Remuneration Policy" or "Policy") of Tesmec and of the group it heads (the Company and the Company's subsidiaries pursuant to article 93 of the Consolidated Law on Finance (T.U.F.), hereinafter also the "Group") with regard to the issue of remuneration with reference to the 2021 financial year of:

  1. the members of the Board of Directors and Board of Statutory Auditors;

    1. the general managers;
    1. the executives with strategic responsibilities, i.e. individuals who have the authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, either directly or indirectly, according to the definition provided in Annex 1 to the Related Party Regulation, as referred to in Article 65, paragraph 1-quater, of the Issuers' Regulation, identified with the top executives reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (the "Executives with Strategic Responsibilities");

as well as the procedures used to adopt and implement the Remuneration Policy, pursuant to Article 123-ter, third paragraph, of the Consolidated Law on Finance (T.U.F.).

In accordance with Article 123-ter, fourth paragraph of the Consolidated Law on Finance (T.U.F.), Section II of the Report shows in a clear and comprehensible manner the individual items making up the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors and of the Board of Statutory Auditors, the General Manager and the Executives with Strategic Responsibilities and respective remuneration paid in 2020 by the Company and by subsidiaries or associates (Tables 1 and 2). Finally, any shares held in the Company and its subsidiaries by the subjects mentioned above are indicated in Table 3 attached to this Report.

As provided by the Related Party Regulation, as acknowledged in the procedure adopted by the Company in this regard and available on its website (www.tesmec.com), the approval of this Policy by the Shareholders' Meeting, once defined by the Board of Directors on proposal of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee (comprised by a majority of Independent Directors), exempts the resolutions of the Company on the remuneration of its directors and Executives with strategic responsibilities from carrying out the procedures provided by the above provisions of CONSOB concerning related parties.

SECTION I: REMUNERATION POLICY

1. Remuneration policy for members of the administrative bodies, general managers and other executives with strategic responsibilities

a) Bodies or subjects involved in the preparation and approval and possible review of the Remuneration Policy, by specifying their roles, as well as bodies and subjects in charge of the correct implementation of this Policy

The Board of Directors defines and reviews the Remuneration Policy on proposal of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee (see below under letter b) of Section I of this Report) on an annual basis.

The Remuneration Policy, as described in this Section of the Report, pursuant to Article 123-ter, paragraphs 3-bis and 3-ter, of the Consolidated Law on Finance (T.U.F.), introduced by Italian Legislative Decree no. 49/2019, is subject, on an annual basis or on the occasion of amendments to the Policy, to the binding vote of the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting convened pursuant to Article 2364, second paragraph, of the Italian Civil Code.

The Company assigns remuneration only in accordance with the Remuneration Policy last approved by the Shareholders' Meeting. In the presence of exceptional circumstances, the Company can temporarily depart from the Remuneration Policy, in compliance with the procedural conditions - provided for therein - under which the departure may be applied and with regard to the elements of the Policy specified therein that may be departed from (see below under letter q) of Section I of this Report).

Exceptional circumstances are understood only as situations in which the departure from the Remuneration Policy is required to pursue the long-term interests and sustainability of the Company as a whole or to ensure its ability to stay on the market, both as a reference market of the Company (i.e. design, production and marketing of products, technologies and solutions integrated in the construction, maintenance and efficiency of infrastructure related to the transport and supply of energy, data and materials), and as a labour and human resources market.

If the Shareholders' Meeting does not approve the Remuneration Policy submitted to the relevant vote, the Company continues to pay remuneration in accordance with the most recent Remuneration Policy approved by the Shareholders' Meeting or, failing this, can continue to pay remuneration in accordance with current practice (intended as the choices already made by the Company in relation to the remuneration policy which may also be inspired by market practices, such as those recommended in the conduct codes to which the Company declared to adhere). In this case, the Company submits a new Remuneration Policy to the vote of the Shareholders' Meeting at the latest at the next Shareholders' Meeting convened pursuant to Article 2364, second paragraph, of the Italian Civil Code.

The Remuneration and Appointments Committee is in charge of the correct implementation of this Policy, in exercising the tasks described below, as well as the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors. The Board of Statutory Auditors is responsible for supervising the actual implementation of the Policy.

b) Intervention of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee, composition (distinguishing the non-executive directors from the independent directors), relevant responsibilities and operation procedures and any other measured aimed at avoiding or managing conflicts of interests.

The Remuneration and Appointments Committee, which formulated to the Board of Directors the Remuneration Policy proposal, consists of three directors, all non-executive and predominantly independent, as provided for by the Code and by the Regulations of the Committee itself. The members of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee include directors who have adequate knowledge and experience in financial and remuneration policy matters, which is assessed at the time of appointment.

At the date of the Report, the Remuneration and Appointments Committee is composed of 3 nonexecutive members, two of which are independent: Simone Andrea Crolla (Chairman independent), Caterina Caccia Dominioni (Member - non-executive), Emanuela Teresa Basso Petrino (Member - independent).

The Remuneration and Appointments Committee is entrusted with the following functions related to the Remuneration Policy:

  • it periodically evaluates the adequacy, the overall consistency and the practical application of the Remuneration Policy, by making use in this regard of the information supplied by the chief executive officers; it makes proposals to the Board of Directors on the matter;
  • it submits proposals or expresses opinions to the Board of Directors on the remuneration of executive directors and other directors holding special offices as well as on the setting of performance targets related to the variable component of this remuneration;
  • it monitors the implementation of the decisions adopted by the Board itself by making sure, in particular, that the performance targets are actually achieved;
  • it ensures suitable functional and operational connections with the competent company structures; and
  • it reports to the Company's shareholders on the exercise of its functions.

In accordance with the provisions of Recommendation 26 of the Corporate Governance Code, no Director attends the meetings of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee where proposals are submitted to the Board of Directors regarding their remuneration.

The Committee meets at least once a year and in any case on the occasion of the meeting of the Board of Directors called to decide on the remuneration of the Chief Executive Officers or vested with special offices and/or of the top management of the Company as well as on any stock option plan or share allocation.

The Company took into account the remuneration and working conditions of its employees in determining the remuneration policy.

c) Name of the independent experts, if any, who took part in the preparation of the Remuneration Policy

The Board of Directors did not avail itself of the advice of independent experts in the preparation of the Remuneration Policy.

d) Purposes of the Remuneration Policy, principles on which it is based and any change in the Remuneration Policy compared to the policy last approved by the Shareholders' Meeting.

The Remuneration Policy (and the relative implementation procedures) was prepared by the Remuneration and Appointments Committee in the meeting of 11 March 2021 and on 12 March 2021 it was approved by the Board of Directors. The Remuneration Policy thus prepared and approved will be submitted for approval by a binding vote of the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting convened to be held on 22 April 2021.

The Remuneration Policy contributes to the Company's strategy, the pursuit of the Company's interests, including long-term, and sustainability, illustrating the way in which it makes this contribution and taking into account the remuneration and employment conditions of the Company's employees.

The Remuneration Policy serves to attract, motivate and retain resources with the professional qualities required to profitably pursue the Company's objectives. The Policy serves also as a means to align the interests of management and of shareholders, through the creation of a strong relation between remuneration and individual performance. The aim of the Policy is to create sustainable value in the medium to long term for the Issuer and the shareholders, as well as to ensure that the remuneration is based on the results actually obtained.

For non-executive directors, the Remuneration Policy envisages, in compliance with the provisions of Recommendation 29 of the Corporate Governance Code, remuneration that is adequate to the competence, professionalism and commitment required by the tasks assigned to them within the management body and in board committees; this remuneration is not linked to the economic results achieved by the Company (see paragraph o below).

When determining remuneration and each of its components, the Board of Directors will take account (i) of the specific contents of the delegation of powers assigned to each executive director and/or (ii) of the functions and of the role actually carried out by each executive director within the company, making sure in this way that the estimate of any variable component is consistent with the type of tasks assigned to them.

In particular, remuneration is determined according to the following criteria:

  • the indications on the consistency between the elements underlying the calculation of the remuneration and the set objectives;
  • the correct balance between the fixed and variable component must be in accordance with the strategic objectives and with the risk management policy of the Company, also taking account of the sector in which it operates and the nature of the business practically carried out;
  • the performance targets i.e. the economic results and any other specific target to which the disbursement of the variable components is related are predetermined, measurable and related to the creation of value for shareholders in the medium term.

Compared to the remuneration policy relating to the 2020 financial year, which was approved on 13 March 2020 by the Board of Directors and submitted to the Shareholders' Meeting of Tesmec on 21 May 2020, there were no changes in the Remuneration Policy, except for the introduction in the short-term incentive systems (MBO) of a variable component linked to the achievement of certain sustainability indicators relating to the areas of safety, the environment and responsible consumption.

e) Description of the policies regarding fixed and variable components of remuneration, with particular regard to the indication of their relative proportion in the overall remuneration and distinguishing between short and medium/long term variable components

The remuneration of the Chief Executive Officer, of the General Manager and of the Executives with Strategic Responsibilities consists in general of the following elements:

  • a gross fixed annual component; and
  • a variable component as an incentive and loyalty tool also suitable to ensure an optimal level of correlation between the remuneration of management and the economic and financial results of the Company in the medium term.

In compliance with the provisions of the Corporate Governance Code, the variable component is linked to objectives consistent with the strategic objectives of the Company and aimed at promoting its sustainable success, relating, in particular, to turnover, EBITDA and the net financial position of the Company and the Group and the achievement of certain milestones regarding the environment, sustainability and conscious consumption.

Moreover, in line with Recommendation no. 29 d) of the Corporate Governance Code, the Remuneration Policy requires the payment of a significant component of the variable remuneration to be deferred over time.

As anticipated, the methods for defining the variable remuneration for executive directors, the Chief Executive Officer and the Executives with Strategic Responsibilities will be established by the Board of Directors on the basis of the ESG policy adopted by the Company and of budget for the financial period with the estimate of a minimum threshold to receive the bonus and a progression in the premium pay to be assigned in accordance with the lines described below.

It is understood that, in accordance with the Policy, the possibility for such payment to be waived by the parties concerned is without prejudice in the event of achievement of the targets to which the payment of the variable component of remuneration is subject.

Note also noted that the Remuneration Policy envisages the possibility for the Company to pay entry bonuses to encourage the hiring and retention of individuals deemed to be strategic.

Chief Executive Officer

With particular reference to the Chief Executive Officer, the Remuneration Policy envisages a remuneration consisting of:

  • a fixed component, equal to the remuneration resolved by the Shareholders 'Meeting pursuant to art. 2389 of the Italian Civil Code;
  • a variable component determined by the Board of Directors, on the proposal of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee and subject to the favourable opinion of the Board of Statutory Auditors, subject to the achievement of certain performance objectives and consisting of:
  • 90% upon reaching at least 90% of certain financial indicators of the 2021 budget (appropriately weighted turnover, EBITDA and NFP); and
  • 10% upon achievement of at least 90% of the sustainability objectives identified for the year 2021 in the 2020 Non-Financial Statement.

The exact amount of variable remuneration will be calculated according to a linear proportion, it being understood the maximum limit of 80% of the gross annual remuneration.

At the end of the 2021 financial period, after checking the achievement of targets, 70% of the variable remuneration will be paid, while the remaining 30% will be paid after the third year, provided that the beneficiary of the variable component still holds the office of Chief Executive Officer at the Issuer upon approval of the draft financial statements as at 31 December 2023.

General Manager and Executives with Strategic Responsibilities1

With particular reference to the General Manager and Executives with Strategic Responsibilities, the Remuneration Policy envisages a remuneration consisting of:

  • a fixed component, equal to the gross annual remuneration as per the CCNL (Contratto Collettivo Nazionale di Lavoro, Collective National Labour Agreement);
  • a variable component, subject to the achievement of specific performance objectives and composed of:
  • 90% upon reaching at least 90% of certain financial indicators of the 2021 budget (appropriately weighted turnover, EBITDA and NFP); and
  • 10% upon achievement of at least 90% of the sustainability objectives identified for 2021 in the Company's ESG policy.

The exact amount of variable remuneration will be calculated according to a linear proportion, without prejudice to the maximum limit of 40% of the gross annual remuneration.

[The relation between the majority of the premium with the achievement of the budget's objectives guarantees the consistency of the Remuneration Policy in the short-medium term with the long term, because in general the annual budget, on which the achievement of pre-set targets is calculated, is in turn included in a three-year plan, and the budget achieved in a financial period is considered as the new base for the following financial period, resulting in a boost to the constant growth of the company's profit.]

At the end of the 2021 financial period, after checking the achievement of the targets, 70% of the variable remuneration will be paid, while the remaining 30% will be paid after the third year, provided that the beneficiary of the variable component works at the Issuer upon approval of the draft financial statements as at 31 December 2023.

As anticipated, in any case, variable remuneration cannot exceed 40% of gross annual remuneration.

Bearing in mind, among other things, the nature of the business carried out, we are of the opinion that twelve-month time horizons allow the determination, for defining the variable component portion, of targets that are appropriately consistent with the performance of the market in which the Company operates and in keeping with a prudent risk management policy.

In addition, the provision for the deferral of the payment of a portion of the variable component with respect to the time of accrual has the objective of incentivising the medium-long term retention of relevant persons. However, the Remuneration and Appointments Committee has reserved the right to introduce other indicators (such as the expansion of the business in new markets) should the current Remuneration Policy not provide adequate incentives in the long term.

On the date of this Report, no incentive plan based on financial instruments was approved.

1With reference to Executives with Strategic Responsibilities of subsidiaries, note that the variable remuneration will be determined based on the budget of the individual legal entity, it being understood that the financial indicators (appropriately weighted turnover, EBITDA and NFP) are the same.

f) Policy followed with regard to non-monetary benefits

The Remuneration Policy of the Company provides for the allocation of some non-monetary benefits to executive directors and to Executives with Strategic Responsibilities through the "fringe benefit" formula according to the specific powers or duties assigned.

g) With reference to variable components, description of the financial and non-financial performance targets according to which they are assigned, distinguishing short-term variable components from medium to long-term variable components, and information on the relation between the change in the results and the change in the remuneration

Reference is made to what is stated under letter e) of Section I of this Report.

h) Methods used for assessing the achievement of performance targets at the basis of the allocation of shares, options, other financial instruments or other variable components of remuneration

This Remuneration Policy does not provide for the allocation of shares, options, other financial instruments or other variable components of remuneration.

i) Information aimed at highlighting the contribution of the Remuneration Policy and, in particular, of the policy on variable remuneration components, to the company strategy, to the pursuit of the long-term interests of the Company

According to this Remuneration Policy, the performance targets outlined above and the method of payment of the variable component must be consistent with the risk management policy adopted by the Company, in that they must take account of the risks assumed by Tesmec, of the capital and liquidity required by the Company to face up to the undertaken activities.

For information regarding the consistency of the remuneration policy with the pursuit of longterm interests, please refer to what is stated under letter f) of Section I of this Report.

j) Vesting periods, any deferred payment systems, with indication of deferment periods and the criteria used for determining such periods and, if provided for, ex-post correction mechanisms of the variable component

The Company's Remuneration Policy envisages deferred payment of a part of the variable remuneration for the Chief Executive Officer, General Manager and Executives with Strategic Responsibilities. For further information, reference is made to what is stated under letter e) of Section I of this Report.

In addition to the above, in order to consolidate the form of retention and support by the management of the three-year plan, contractual agreements were envisaged pursuant to which, if in the 12 months following the payment of the variable component of the remuneration, one of the beneficiaries resigned, the variable component paid to the same would be subject to total or partial repayment in favour of the Company.

In compliance with the recommendations of the Corporate Governance Code and in line with the specific indications recently formulated by the Corporate Governance Committee of Borsa Italiana S.p.A., for all variable incentives - both short and long term - contractual arrangements are

envisaged that allow the Company to request the return of the variable components of the remuneration paid (or to withhold amounts subject to deferral), determined on the basis of data that, as proven by the competent company functions within a period of three years from the disbursement, are subsequently revealed manifestly incorrect or falsified (clawback clauses). This provision also applies if the difference between the data used and the adjusted data has caused the accrual of a bonus higher than the amount actually due and entails the obligation, on the part of the beneficiaries, to repay the premiums unduly paid.

k) Information on any clause for the retention of the financial instruments in the portfolio after their acquisition, by indicating the periods of retention and the criteria used for determining such periods

The Remuneration Policy does not provide for any clause for the retention of the financial instruments in the portfolio after their acquisition.

l) Policy related to the treatments contemplated in case of termination of office or of the employment relationship

The Remuneration Policy does not provide for the payment of any indemnity in favour of directors or Executive with Strategic Responsibilities in the event of early termination of the directorship or professional relationship, except, as regards Executives with Strategic Responsibilities, for the severance indemnities established by the national collective agreement of reference and any additional payments defined on an individual basis; in addition to the amount due pursuant to the CCNL. Similarly, no notice periods are envisaged other than those envisaged by category Collective Contracts, except for specific functions that are revised from time to time according to the Business Strategic or continuity with individual agreements.

Within the employment relationships with newly appointed Strategic Managers, there is a clause whereby all remuneration received or by virtue of a corporate position will be remitted to the company as an integral part of the annuity received in the employment relationship.

The Company adopted a policy of retention and protection of its business know-how for its strategic or high-potential figures and, in particular, a "Non-competition Agreement" Policy for Executives with Strategic Responsibilities, which provides for a monthly payment of 10-15% of Gross Annual Salary based on the functions covered within the organisation, in exchange for the signing by the collaborator of a non-competition agreement that does not allow, in the event of termination of the employment relationship for any reason, to launch of an activity in Italy and/or abroad with Tesmec's competitors. In case of breach of the non-competition agreement, there are penalties related to each collaborator.

m) Information on the presence of insurance, or social security or pension coverage, other than compulsory insurance

In line with best practices, an insurance policy against civil liability towards third parties is in force for company bodies, general managers, if appointed, Executives with Strategic Responsibilities, in the performance of their duties, with the aim of holding harmless the Company from the charges arising from the related compensation for damages, except in cases of malicious intent or serious misconduct.

Moreover, the Board of Directors has approved an insurance package as from 2012 that provides for an employee benefit programme for the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer and for Executives with Strategic Responsibilities.

This programme extends to the following categories:

  • Chairman and chief executive officers: death and total and permanent disability risk cover, permanent disability caused by illness, coverage for professional and extraprofessional injury, and payment of medical expenses for injury and sickness, extended to the family unit. In the mentioned case, the amounts insured and the coverage guarantees are paid depending on the function covered within the Board of Directors;
  • Executives with Strategic Responsibilities: death and total and permanent disability risk cover, permanent disability caused by illness, coverage for professional and extraprofessional injury and payment of medical expenses in case of injury and illness, extended to the family unit. The programme completes and is in addition to what already provided in the National Collective Labour Agreement of Industry Executives.

n) (i) Remuneration policy possibly followed with reference to:(i) independent directors, (ii) the attendance to committees and (iii) the carrying-out of special offices (chairman, vice chairman, etc.)

In the light of what is recommended by the Corporate Governance Code, the remuneration of nonexecutive Directors is not related to the economic results achieved by the Company and/or by the Group.

The remuneration of non-executive directors, as reported under previous letter f) of Section I of this Report, is exclusively represented by a fixed component, resolved upon by the ordinary Shareholders' Meeting with regard to its overall amount and then determined singularly by the Board of Directors, taking into account the competences, professionalism and commitment required in the performance of the duties assigned to them.

The remuneration policy applied by the Company with respect to independent Directors is the same policy applied for non-executive Directors.

With reference to the components of internal committees, further additional compensation related to the participation in such bodies is not envisaged.

o) Instructions on the possible use, as reference, of the remuneration policies of other companies for defining the Remuneration Policy

The Remuneration Policy was defined by the Company without using the remuneration policies of other companies as reference.

q) Elements of the Remuneration Policy from which, in the presence of exceptional circumstances, it is possible to depart and any further procedural conditions under which the departure can be applied

Pursuant to Article 123-ter, paragraph 3-bis, of the Consolidated Law on Finance (T.U.F.), the Company can temporarily depart from the Remuneration Policy in the presence of exceptional circumstances - meaning only those situations in which the departure from the Policy is required in order to pursue the long-term interests and sustainability of the Company as a whole or to

ensure its ability to stay on the market - provided it envisages the procedural conditions under which the departure can be applied and specifies the elements of the Policy that may be departed from.

The Policy may be departed from with respect to the following elements:

  • − the fixed and variable components of the remuneration of the recipients of the Policy, including, by way of example but not limited to, the weight given to each of these components within the total remuneration, the performance targets to the achievement of which the variable components are subject to, the related vesting periods and the provision of components of remuneration based on shares, options, other financial instruments or other variable components of remuneration, any deferred payment systems and ex post correction mechanisms of the variable component;
  • − the provision of any bonuses, non-monetary benefits, incentive plans (monetary or based on financial instruments) or remuneration of an extraordinary nature;
  • − the provision and/or the amount of pay contemplated in case of termination of office or of the employment relationship.

With regard to the procedural conditions under which the departure can be applied, any temporary departure from the Remuneration Policy must be approved by the Board of Directors, after consulting the Remuneration and Appointments Committee, without prejudice to the provisions of the Related Party Regulation and the Procedure adopted by the Company with regard to related party transactions, where applicable.

The resolution of the Board of Directors determines the duration of this departure and the specific elements of the Policy that are departed from, in compliance with the above.

2. Remuneration policy for members of the Board of Statutory Auditors

The remuneration envisaged for the position of member of the Board of Statutory Auditors consists only of a fixed part and is therefore not related to the economic results achieved by the Company.

In particular, pursuant to Article 2402 of the Italian Civil Code and of Article 22 of the Articles of Association, the remuneration of the Statutory Auditors is determined by the Shareholders' Meeting of Tesmec when appointed for all the duration of the term of office.

On 16 April 2019, the Shareholders' Meeting set the total annual remuneration for the Board of Statutory Auditors at Euro 87,500, of which Euro 37,500 for the Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors and Euro 25,000 for each of the other two Statutory Auditors.

SECTION II – REMUNERATION PAID DURING THE 2020 FINANCIAL PERIOD TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OF THE BOARD OF STATUTORY AUDITORS, TO GENERAL MANAGERS AND EXECUTIVES WITH STRATEGIC RESPONSIBILITIES

The remuneration paid in the 2020 financial period to the members of the Board of Directors and to the Board of Statutory Auditors as well as to the General Manager and Executives with Strategic Responsibilities are illustrated by name in this Section of the Report.

This Section, pursuant to paragraph 6 of Article 123-ter of the Consolidated Law on Finance (T.U.F.), is subject to the sole advisory and non-binding vote of the ordinary Shareholders' Meeting, which is required to issue an opinion in favour or against said section.

The independent auditors verified the preparation by the directors of Section II of the Report in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 8-bis of Article 123-ter of the Consolidated Law on Finance (T.U.F.).

* * *

FIRST PART – ITEMS FORMING THE REMUNERATION

This part of Section II provides a clear, adequate and comprehensible representation of each of the items forming the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors and of the Board of Statutory Auditors, of the General Manager and of Executives with Strategic Responsibilities, with reference to the 2020 financial period.

These items are reflected in the tables in the Second Part of this Section.

First of all, it should be noted that the remuneration paid in 2020 is compliant with the remuneration policy approved by the Shareholders' Meeting on 21 May 2020.

The structure of the remuneration of the Chief Executive Officer, the General Manager and the Executives with Strategic Responsibilities makes it possible to align the action of management with the achievement of longterm results, as it provides for a variable remuneration mechanism that supports and encourages management also in the medium-long term.

1.1 Items forming the remuneration

1.1.1 Board of Directors

In accordance with the resolution of the Shareholders' Meeting on 16 April 2019 and the Board of Directors on 6 May 2019, the following fixed remuneration was paid to the Board of Directors for the 2020 financial year:

  • Euro 141,600 to independent and non-executive directors;
  • Euro 480,000 to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ambrogio Caccia Dominioni;
  • Euro 80,000 to the Vice Chairman Gianluca Bolelli.

In line with the Remuneration Policy approved for the 2019 financial period, the Remuneration and Appointments Committee, on 12 March 2020 verified that the target percentage set for 2019 had not been reached. Consequently, in application of the remuneration policy approved for the 2019 financial period, over the course of the 2020 financial period the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ambrogio Caccia Dominioni was not paid any variable remuneration.

In line with the Remuneration Policy approved for the 2020 financial period, the Board of Directors on 12 March 2020, upon proposal by the Remuneration and Appointments Committee, resolved to assign a variable remuneration to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ambrogio Caccia Dominioni relevant to the 2020 financial period that will be paid only in case of achievement of at least 90% of certain financial indicators of the 2020 budget (appropriately weighted turnover, EBITDA and NFP). The exact amount of variable remuneration will

be calculated according to a linear proportion, notwithstanding the maximum limit of 80% of the gross annual remuneration.

At the end of the 2020 financial period, after checking the achievement of the targets, 70% of the variable remuneration will be paid, while the remaining 30% will be paid after the third year, provided that the beneficiary of the variable component still holds the office of Chief Executive Officer at the Issuer upon approval of the draft financial statements as at 31 December 2022. It should be noted that below the above achievement percentages, no variable remuneration is due.

The variable remuneration for the 2020 financial period cannot exceed 80% of gross annual remuneration.

With reference to this variable remuneration for the 2020 financial period, the Board of Directors on 11 March 2021 verified [that the targets had not been reached

The Company put at the disposal of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ambrogio Caccia Dominioni, a company car suitable for the performance of the powers assigned to him. The company cars represent the company's fleet and are granted for a dual-purpose use (for private use and for work) through the fringe benefit formula.

The cars are granted with the full renting formula - which envisages a long-term rental - a formula that is the most widespread to date in similar company environments. Tesmec has established an internal regulation ("Car Policy") for granting company cars, which set out the terms and the criteria of use.

1.1.2 Board of Statutory Auditors

During the 2020 financial period, the Board of Statutory Auditors consisted of the following statutory auditors:

  • Simone Cavalli (Chairman), appointed by the Shareholders' meeting of 16 April 2019; the remuneration relevant to the 2019 financial period totalled Euro 37,500;
  • Stefano Chirico, appointed by the Shareholders' meeting of 16 April 2019; the remuneration relevant to the 2019 financial period totalled Euro 25,000;
  • Alessandra De Beni, appointed by the Shareholders' meeting of 16 April 2019; the remuneration relevant to the 2019 financial period totalled Euro 25,000.

1.1.3 General Manager and Executives with Strategic Responsibilities

During the 2020 financial year, the office of General Manager was held by Mr. Paolo Mosconi, who was paid a fixed salary of Euro 231,843.78. In the same year, a total of Euro 364,645.60 was paid to Executives with Strategic Responsibilities.

With reference to the variable component of the remuneration of the General Manager and Executives with Strategic Responsibilities, in line with the Remuneration Policy approved for the 2019 financial period, the Remuneration and Appointments Committee, on 12 March 2020, ascertained that the targets set for 2019 had not been reached. Consequently, in application of the Remuneration Policy approved for the 2019 financial period, during the 2020 financial period the General Manager Paolo Mosconi and the Executive with Strategic Responsibilities received no variable remuneration.

In line with the Remuneration Policy approved for the 2020 financial period, the Board of Directors on 13 March 2020, upon proposal by the Remuneration and Appointments Committee, resolved to assign a variable remuneration to the General Manager Paolo Mosconi relative to the 2020 financial period that will be paid only in case of achievement of at least 90% of certain financial indicators of the 2020 budget (appropriately weighted turnover, EBITDA and NFP). The exact amount of variable remuneration will be calculated according to a linear

proportion, notwithstanding the maximum limit of 40% of the gross annual remuneration. It should be noted that, below the achievement percentage reported above, no variable remuneration is due.

At the end of the 2020 financial period, after checking the achievement of the targets, 70% of the variable remuneration will be paid, while the remaining 30% will be paid after the third year, provided that the beneficiary of the variable component still holds office at the Issuer upon approval of the draft financial statements as at 31 December 2022.

With reference to this variable remuneration for the 2019 financial period, the Board of Directors on 11 March 2021 verified that the targets had not been reached.

The Company put at the disposal of the General Manager and of the Executives with Strategic Responsibilities company cars suitable for carrying out their professional duties. The company cars represent the company's fleet and are granted for a dual-purpose use (for private use and for work) through the fringe benefit formula.

The cars are granted with the full renting formula - which envisages a long-term rental - a formula that is the most widespread to date in similar company environments. Tesmec has established an internal regulation ("Car Policy") for granting company cars, which set out the terms and the criteria of use.

1.2 Agreements that provide for payment of indemnities in the case of early termination of the employment relationship

There are no specific agreements that provide for payment of indemnities in the case of early termination of the employment relationship.

1.3 Derogations to the Remuneration Policy

During the 2020 financial year, no exceptional circumstances emerged such as to lead to a derogation to the remuneration policy approved by the Shareholders' Meeting of 21 May 2020.

1.4 Variable component correction mechanisms

During the 2020 financial year, no ex post correction mechanisms were applied to the variable component.

1.5 Comparison information

The following table shows a table representative of the comparison information, for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, between the annual change:

  • a) the total remuneration of directors and statutory auditors as well as the General Manager of the Company;
  • b) the results of the Company;
  • c) of the average gross annual remuneration, based on full-time Group employees, of employees other than the parties referred to in the previous letter a).
TOTAL REMUNERATION
Name and Surname Office Company Indicator Fixed fees 2019 Fixed fees 2020
Ambrogio Caccia Dominioni Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tesmec S.p.A. Euro 465,808 345,000
Gianluca Bolelli Vice Chairman Tesmec S.p.A. Euro 83,200 83,200
Simone Andrea Crolla Director Tesmec S.p.A. Euro 21,288 30,000
Guido Luigi Traversa Director Tesmec S.p.A. Euro 21,288 30,000
Emanuela Teresa Basso Petrino Director Tesmec S.p.A. Euro 29,519 41,600
Paola Durante Director Tesmec S.p.A. Euro 34,192 40,000
Lucia Caccia Dominioni Director Tesmec S.p.A. Euro 20,000 20,000
Caterina Caccia Dominioni Board member and Secretary Tesmec S.p.A. Euro 52,000 52,000
Paolo Luigi Mosconi General Manager Tesmec S.p.A. Euro 231,736.27 231,843.78
Gianluca Casiraghi
(until 1.3.2020)
Executive with strategic responsibilities Tesmec S.p.A. Euro 180,000 30,000
Marco Paredi Executive with strategic responsibilities Tesmec S.p.A. Euro - 102,801.82
Guido Corbetta
(until 16.04.2019)
Director Tesmec S.p.A. Euro 5,808 -
Gioacchino Attanzio
(until al 16.04.2019)
Director Tesmec S.p.A. Euro 8,712 -
Sergio Arnoldi
(until al 16.04.2019)
Director Tesmec S.p.A. Euro 6,041 -
Simone Cavalli Chairman of the Board of Statutory Tesmec S.p.A. Euro 39,821 39,821
Stefano Chirico Auditors
Statutory Auditor
Tesmec S.p.A. Euro 26,468 26,468
Alessandra De Beni Statutory Auditor Tesmec S.p.A. Euro 26,000 26,000

RESULTS OF THE COMPANY
Change Indicator 2019 2020
Corporate performance EBITDA (Euro) 12,266,323 9,311,985
AVERAGE EMPLOYEE REMUNERATION
Indicator 2019 2020
Employees (RAL) average Euro 38,388.06 38,673.31

SECOND PART - TABLES

The following tables show: (i) in Table 1, the remuneration for the members of the Board of Directors and Board of Statutory Auditors as well as of the General Manager and Executives with Strategic Responsibilities paid by the Company and by its subsidiaries and associates with reference to the 2020 financial period; (ii) in Table 2, monetary incentives plans (as cash payouts) for the members of the Board of Directors, for the General Manager and for the Executives with Strategic Responsibilities and (iii) in Table 3, by name, information on the equity investments held by members of the Board of Directors, of the Board of Statutory Auditors, the General Manager and of the Executives with Strategic Responsibilities in the Company and in its subsidiaries.

At the date of this Report, there are no stock option plans for members of the Board of Directors, General Managers and Executives with Strategic Responsibilities nor, other than for what indicated below, other incentive plans.

Table 1: Remuneration paid to the members of the Board of Directors and Board of Statutory Auditors, to the General Manager and Executives with Strategic Responsibilities, during the 2020 financial period

Name and Period in
which
Termination of
office
Fixed fees Fees for attending Non-equity variable fees
(*)
Non Other Fair
value
Termination
of office
indemnity or
Surname Office Company the
office
was held
committees Bonuses and
other
incentives
Profit
sharing
monetary
benefits
fees Total of
equity
fees
employee
termination
benefits
Ambrogio
Caccia
Dominioni
Chairman
and Chief
Executive
Officer
Tesmec
S.p.A.
2020 31.12.2021 345,000 - - - - 345,000 - -
Gianluca
Bolelli
Vice
Chairman
Tesmec
S.p.A.
2020 31.12.2021 83,200 - - - - 83,200 - -
Simone
Andrea
Crolla
Director Tesmec
S.p.A.
2020 31.12.2021 30,000 - - - - 30,000 - -
Guido
Luigi
Traversa
Director Tesmec
S.p.A.
2020 31.12.2021 30,000 - - - - 30,000 - -
Emanuela
Teresa
Basso
Petrino
Director Tesmec
S.p.A.
2020 31.12.2021 41,600 - - - - 41,600 - -
Paola
Durante
Director Tesmec
S.p.A.
2020 31.12.2021 40,000 - - - - 40,000 - -
Lucia
Caccia
Dominioni
Director Tesmec
S.p.A.
2020 31.12.2021 20,000 - - - - 20,000 - -
Caterina
Caccia
Dominioni
Board
member
and
Secretary
Tesmec
S.p.A.
2020 31.12.2021 52,000 - - - - 52,000 - -
Paolo Luigi
Mosconi
General
Manager
Tesmec
S.p.A.
2020 N/A 231,843.78 - - - - 231,843.78 - -
Gianluca
Casiraghi
Executive
with
strategic
responsibil
ities until
1.3.2020
Tesmec
S.p.A.
Until
1.3.202
0
N/A 30,000 - - - - 30,000 - -
Marco
Paredi
Executive
with
strategic
responsibil
ities
Tesmec
S.p.A.
2020 102,801.82 102,801.82
(I)
Remunerat
ion in the
company
preparing
the
financial
statements
- - 1,006,445.60 - - - - 1,006,445.60 - -
Ambrogio
Caccia
Dominioni
Chairman
of the BoD
Tesmec
USA Inc.
2020 - - - - - - - - -
Ambrogio
Caccia
Dominioni
Chairman
of the BoD
Tesmec
Rail S.r.l.
2020 Permanent - - - - - - - -
Ambrogio
Caccia
Dominioni
Director Tesmec
SA
2020 Permanent - - - - - - - -
Ambrogio
Caccia
Dominioni
Single
Director
East
Trencher
S.r.l.
2020 - - - - - - - - -
Ambrogio
Caccia
Dominioni
Member of
the BoD
Tesmec
New
Technolo
gy Co.
Ltd
2020 - - - - - - - - -
Gianluca
Bolelli
Director Tesmec
Rail
S.r.l.
2020 - - - - - - - - -
Paolo Luigi
Mosconi
Director Tesmec
Rail S.r.l.
2020 - - - - - - - - -
Paolo Luigi
Mosconi
Director Bertel
S.p.A.
2020 - - - - - - - - -
Paolo Luigi
Mosconi
Director Condux
Tesmec
2020 - - - - - - - - -
Caterina
Caccia
Dominioni
Single
Director
Marais
Technolo
gies SA
2020 - - - - - - - - -
Gianluca
Casiraghi
Chairman
of the BoD
until
1.3.2020
Groupe
Marais SA
2020 - - - - - - - - -
(II) Fees
from
subsidiarie
s and
associates
- - - - - - - -
(III) Total 1,006,445,60 - - - - - - -
Name and Compa Period in
which the
office was
held
Termination
of office
Fixed fees Fees for
attending
committees
Non-equity variable
fees
Non Other Fair
value
of
Termination
of office
indemnity or
Surname Office ny Bonuses
and other
incentives
Profit sharing monetary
benefits
fees Total equity
fees
employee
termination
benefits
Simone
Cavalli
Chairman of
the Board of
Statutory
Auditors
Tesmec
S.p.A.
2020 31.12.2021 39,821 N/A N/A N/A N/A 39,821 N/A N/A
Stefano
Chirico
Statutory
Auditor
Tesmec
S.p.A.
2020 31.12.2021 26,468 N/A N/A N/A N/A 26,468 N/A N/A
Alessandra
De Beni
Statutory
Auditor
Tesmec
S.p.A.
2020 31.12.2021 26,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A 26,000 N/A N/A
(I) Total in
the
company
preparing
the
financial
statements
92,289 92,289 N/A

Notes:

(*) Non-equity variable remuneration, relating to the 2019 financial period, paid in the 2020 financial period after checking that the targets have been reached.

Table 2: Monetary incentives plans for the members of the Board of Directors, the General Manager and Executives with Strategic Responsibilities

Name and Surname Office Company 2019 Bonus
Ambrogio Caccia Dominioni Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer
Tesmec S.p.A. -
Caterina Caccia Dominioni Director Tesmec S.p.A. -
Paolo Mosconi General Manager Tesmec S.p.A. -
Gianluca Casiraghi Executive with strategic
responsibilities until 1.3.2020
Tesmec S.p.A. -
Marco Paredi Executive with strategic
responsibilities since 10.1.2020
Tesmec S.p.A. -
(I) Total -

Table 3: Information on the equity investments of the members of the Board of Directors, of the Board of Statutory Auditors, of the General Manager and of the Executives with Strategic Responsibilities

The following table indicates by name the equity investments held by the members of the Board of Directors, of the Board of Statutory Auditors and of the General Manager in the Company and in its subsidiaries held at the end of the previous year, purchased and sold during the year and held at the end of the year.

Name and surname Office Subsidiary company Number of shares
held at the end of
the 2019 financial
period
Number of shares
purchased in the
2020 financial
period
Number of shares
sold in the 2020
financial period
Number of shares
held at the end of
the 2020 financial
period
Ambrogio Caccia
Dominioni
Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
Tesmec S.p.A. 155,800 759,800 - 915,600
Gianluca Bolelli Vice Chairman Tesmec S.p.A. 101,000 492,600 - 593,600
Caterina Caccia
Dominioni
Director Tesmec S.p.A. 9,500 46,200 - 55,700
Lucia Caccia
Dominioni
Director Tesmec S.p.A. 9,500 46,200 - 55,700
Stefano Chirico Auditor Tesmec S.p.a. 11,492 56,000 - 67,492
Paolo Mosconi General Manager Tesmec S.p.A. 30,000 136,200 - 166,200

The following table indicates by name the equity investments held by Executives with Strategic Responsibilities in the Company and in its subsidiaries held at the end of the previous year, purchased and sold during the year and held at the end of the year.

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